Katt Williams, amid rocky tour, says he's quitting stand-up comedy

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Above: Katt Williams in 2008. What the heck is up with Katt Williams? The comedian on Monday told a Seattle TV station that he's quitting his chosen profession. "I'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand-up," he told KOMO News in an interview as he exited what he said was the fourth hotel he'd been asked to leave in two days. "I'm kind of done." The 41-year-old, whose real name is Micah Williams, said he hadn't planned to give the news on a Seattle street, but rather back in L.A. at the offices of ICM or concert promoter LiveNation. Full story: Katt Williams, amid rocky tour, says he's quitting stand-up comedy | PHOTOS: Celebrity protraits by the Times

Above: Katt Williams in 2008. What the heck is up with Katt Williams? The comedian on Monday told a Seattle TV station that he's quitting his chosen profession. "I'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand-up," he told KOMO News in an interview as he exited what he said was the fourth hotel he'd been asked to leave in two days. "I'm kind of done." The 41-year-old, whose real name is Micah Williams, said he hadn't planned to give the news on a Seattle street, but rather back in L.A. at the offices of ICM or concert promoter LiveNation. Full story: Katt Williams, amid rocky tour, says he's quitting stand-up comedy | PHOTOS: Celebrity protraits by the Times (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Above: Katt Williams in 2008. What the heck is up with Katt Williams? The comedian on Monday told a Seattle TV station that he's quitting his chosen profession. "I'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand-up," he told KOMO News in an interview as he exited what he said was the fourth hotel he'd been asked to leave in two days. "I'm kind of done." The 41-year-old, whose real name is Micah Williams, said he hadn't planned to give the news on a Seattle street, but rather back in L.A. at the offices of ICM or concert promoter LiveNation. Full story: Katt Williams, amid rocky tour, says he's quitting stand-up comedy | PHOTOS: Celebrity protraits by the Times